About this episode
Youssef & Emmet discuss the complexities of collaboration in the context of capitalism and theatre.
Youssef & Emmet discuss the impossibility of collaborating under capitalism, the impossibility of not collaborating in theatre, & question the avoidability of collaboration with corporations. Show Notes: A short history of neoliberalism, a speech by Susan George (Transnational Institute, TNI): https://www.tni.org/en/article/a-short-history-of-neoliberalism Neoliberalism: The idea that swallowed the world by Stephen Metcalf (The Guardian): https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/aug/18/neoliberalism-the-idea-that-changed-the-world David Harvey: The persistence of neoliberalism despite its loss of legitimacy (The Real News Network): https://youtu.be/KvPNOp97x-k?si=4PjXZ3Q-ZBQ9uzTl Mechanical vs. Organic Solidarity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGargZd9KkQ Tyranny of Rights by Brewster Kneen: https://web.archive.org/web/20180812212152/http://ramshorn.ca/the-tyranny-of-rights Tony Kushner's essay "With A Little Help From My Friends" is published in some editions of Angels in America, & in a collection of his work called Thinking About The Longstanding Problems of Virtue & Happiness . Locals in the Perth area can borrow it from the Kitchen…
People in this episode
Host: Emmet
Guest: Youssef
Topics covered
- collaboration
- capitalism
- theatre
- neoliberalism
Keywords
- Susan George
- David Harvey
- Tony Kushner
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: With A Little Help From My Friends, Angels in America, Thinking About The Longstanding Problems of Virtue & Happiness
Places: Perth, Lebanon, Alberta
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